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TV Psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers Dead At 85

(New York, NY) -- Television psychologist Doctor Joyce Brothers is dead at 85. Brothers gained fame in 1955 after winning 'The $64,000 Question' game show as a boxing expert. A New York station gave her a TV show in 1958 and she considers herself the first television psychologist. Brothers had a monthly column in 'Good Housekeeping' magazine, a syndicated newspaper column that appeared in over 300 papers and several best-selling books. Brothers earned her Ph.D in psychology from Columbia University.